Who decides what’s good and what’s not worth looking at - who are the gatekeepers? Why does some work sell for tens of thousands, and others hold no value to the curators, historians and galleries? 

Why do artists of one genre openly dismiss another? 

What triggers you? 

This week Gaynor and Karen were triggered by opinions stated as facts. Do join the conversation as we’d love to know what you think - also what triggers you?! 

This week’s links and mentions:

Photo Credit:  Icons8 Team on Unsplash

Black Swan Frome Open Exhibition

Hauser & Wirth Bruton, Somerset

Rae Melody Art 

Holburne Art Museum 

About the podcast

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painting life.

You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart on instagram

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree